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The article criticizes the space industry for treating the moon as a dumping ground after a SpaceX rocket debris created a crater, highlighting issues of space stewardship versus colonial-like ownership.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket upper stage crashed into the Moon as predicted, but no observatory captured direct images of the impact. Indirect evidence from the Very Large Telescope suggests the collision occurred as expected.
NASA shares a video explaining how a portion of a SpaceX rocket impacted the Moon's surface on Aug. 5.
A Falcon 9 upper stage from the 2025 Blue Ghost/Hakuto-R mission is predicted to impact the moon on August 5, 2026. The event is of scientific interest and highlights issues of space debris.